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I got my Viv Series 1 105/2.5 for $175 never used, still in the box, with all the paperwork. I consider that

a good deal. The problem is that people have found out about the lens and the prices have skyrocketed.

I have the older 1:2 version of the Tamron, which would probably fit in the "cheap lens" category. If you

can find a Kiron, Lester Dine, or Vivitar Series 1, 105/2.5, you'd have one of the sharpest macro lenses

anywhere, and it goes 1:1 without a tube. I have the Vivitar, and it has auto-aperture.

 

Cheers

At both Sam's clubs I have used, they put a file number on the back. If they give you a disc, though, the file numbers are sometimes reversed (#36 may equal #1), but there will be a roll number. If you really want to know, just call the Sam's club you are going to use and ask them. The Sam's club I use has had the same employees now for about four years.

The differences in the lenses are minute compared to the differences in how photographers use them.

If the Konica has been well-maintained, it will be a rock-solid camera. You can also pick up some fine Hexanon glass for very little. You'll need to see if the meter is working properly, but you don't need the meter to shoot. If you like the TC, you can move up a notch to a T3 and have yourself a camera that will last a lifetime.

 

Enjoy.

Well, anybody must be, because it seems to be presently garnering a lot of wordy comments.

It was the "Clifford Moment" in time. Those were the days.

Have you tried another flash since you tried the 215? I hope you didn't fry your camera. Some of the older flashes produce too much voltage for the digital hotshoes. Or, hopefully, it just doesn't sit right and doesn't make good contact. You might want to get a Wein Safe-Synch for older flashes, just to be safe.

I like #4. On the first set, I think I'd try to keep the white on #2 and do a little lightening of the background and the bench. Sounds like an interesting gig, but I don't think I can get there.

 

Cheers

You can get a Sigma 24mm/f1.8 for about $350. Maybe not quite as good, but not quite as expensive.

I've had a Katz Eye screen for about three months now and love it. Easy to focus. I have not seen any difference in metering.

I have a letter on file at Sam's Club stating that I take the photos I send in, and they are mine. I don't see the big deal. It's protection for them - and the photographer.

I went through all this before deciding on a system, and chose Pentax. The K10D has in-body IS, and my old hands can now get pretty stable shots up to about 400mm. Can't hold more than a 135mm steady anymore with my film stuff, unless there's enough light for a high shutter speed. The K20D has replaced the K10D. I think Pentax is in for the long haul. I know a guy who bought the Olympus and really likes it. The think I like about the Pentax is that it's 1.5 crop (I think the Olympus is 2x crop, but not sure) and the Pentax is a regular 24x36 format.

JMO - but by 1900, jackets for men were shorter and tighter. If this gentleman was in fashion at the time the pic was taken, I would say the shot is from before 1880. The baggier look was still in from about 1860 to 1880, I think.

For lenses that cost so much, I'm seeing quite a few complaints about this lens. I wouldn't think QC would be such a problem with the top of the line.

What town are you from?

If you have a Konica Hexanon 57/1.4, that's not a macro lens. I don't know what you would gain by trying to mount it on your Pentax K1000 other than destroying the lens and not being able to focus. The lens-to-film distance is shorter on the Konica than on the Pentax. If you must try this, and you're only going to use it for macro, why not get a cheap Pentax K extension tube and grind the lens side to fit the Konica?

Most external hard drives now are USB, and when you plug them in to a USB port, the computer automatically recognizes it as a mass storage device, makes it available, and lists it in the list of drives.

 

Have you tried simply dragging and dropping the files instead of doing some sort of technical "backup?"

 

You could try using the "find new hardware" command and see if it locates the drive. Other than that, I would suspect that the external drive is bad.

Well, look at it this way - He can come to the US and work for any one of numerous magazines you can find at the grocery-store checkout counter.

Strictly my opinion. The best macro lenses for the money are the Kiron (or Vivitar Series 1, or Lester A Dine) 105mm macro, which is manual focus, or the Tamron SP 90mm macro, which is auto-focus. Both will do an outstanding job and both go 1:1. There is an older Tamron SP macro that goes 1:2 that does a nice job, as well.

Home is on the range.

You'll want to keep the Vivitar (AKA Kiron) macro. You'll have a hard time finding a better one.

I would be very pleased if someone would make a cell phone that worked as a phone, and on which I could actually hear another person speaking actual words on the other end.

If you're going to photoshop them anyway, it may be just as well to leave the default settings in place.

 

I've had mine for about a year. Shortly after I got it, I set the saturation up one notch, and I think the brightness up a notch (don't remember exactly the names of the settings). Anyway, now I use the default, sometimes use +1 exposure compensation, and then do the rest in post processing. It's all in what you like.

 

Cheers

And you can drive up Pike's Peak at the same time if it's open. Or maybe visit the Air Force Academy.